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TIL: About operation "come of power" where by a coven of British witches convened in the forest in 1940 to thwart the Nazi leadership and turn the tide of the war.

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e0vdD TIL that to solve their issue of crime syndicates attending shareholder meetings and blackmailing members, Japanese businesses decided to hold all their annual meetings on the same day because the syndicates would not have enough people to send to all of them.
PYApO TIL 'The Wizard of Oz' saved the lives of the "munchkins." In 1938, the Nazis plan was "exterminating undesirables," including those born with a physical impairment. Landing their roles allowed them to escape Nazi Germany and come to US. They couldn't speak english; their voices are someone else's.
kOnaW TIL that in Australia, burger king restaurants are called 'Hungry Jacks' as a small chip shop had claimed that name
4XQ8w TIL about the treeless tundra town of Nome Alaska, who's residents create their own Nome National Forest on the frozen sea out of their discarded Christmas trees. The tradition has fallen out of practice but has recently been reborn through pressure from the Mayor.
9YL17 TIL Leonardo Da Vinci invented a self-propelled cart (powered by two coiled springs and a balance wheel, like a watch) that could drive and even steer autonomously.